Finance Minister Yair Lapid Bottoms Out Public Approval Poll

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Likud) is the minister with the highest approval rating in Israel, according to a poll by Millward-Brown.

58.9% of Israelis polled approve of Ya'alon's leadership so far, Channel 2 notes Saturday night. Rounding out the top three in public approval are Education Minister Rabbi Shai Piron (Yesh Atid) at 57.2% and Communications and Home Front Defense Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) at 52.7%.

Economics Minister and Jewish Home Chairman Naftali Bennett placed ninth with 47.2%, just below Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), who made eighth place (48.8%) in his first term since returning as Foreign Minister. Tourism Minister Uzi Landau (Yisrael Beytenu) rounded out the top ten with 47.2%.